Week 1 (January 15-19): Introduction
- Monday: No School (MLK Day)
- Wednesday: Introduction to Syllabus and Course Expectations
- Friday: Read “Where is the American West? Report on a Survey” (website)
Week 2 (January 22-26): Pre-European Contact
- Monday: Lecture
- Wednesday: Lecture
- Friday: Watch The Mystery of Chaco Canyon (DVD)
Week 3 (January 29-February 1): Archaeology & History
- Monday: Library Workshop with Peter Catlin (Simpson Library 225B)
- Wednesday: No Class
- Friday: Lecture
*** Project Proposal is due at 5PM ***
Week 4 (February 5-9): Early European Contact
- Monday: “The Indians Old World” (website)
*** Blog Post is Due at 8AM ***
- Wednesday: Lecture
- Friday: “The Indians Generally Love their Wives and Children” (website)
*** Blog Post is Due at 8AM ***
Week 5 (February 12-16): Exploring the West
- Monday: Lecture
- Wednesday: Lecture
- Friday: Primary Source Analysis Workshop
Week 6 (February 19-23): A Diverse West
- Monday: “Becoming Spanish-American” (website)
*** Blog Post is Due at 8AM ***
- Wednesday: Lecture
- Friday: Lecture
*** Primary Source Analysis is due at 5PM ***
Week 7 (February 26-March 1): Diverse West/Midterm
- Monday: “’The House Was Full of Females’” (website)
*** Blog Post is Due at 8AM ***
- Wednesday: Catch-Up Day/Midterm Review
- Friday: Midterm
Week 8 (March 2-10): Spring Break
Week 9 (March 11-15): American Imperialism
- Monday: Lecture
- Wednesday: Lecture
- Friday: America is in the Heart (Part 1)
*** Blog Post is Due at 8AM ***
Week 10 (March 18-22): Civil Rights in the American West
- Monday: America is in the Heart (Part 2)
*** Blog Post is Due at 8AM ***
- Wednesday: Lecture
- Friday: Read “From Esteban to Rodney King” (website)
*** Blog Post is Due at 8AM ***
Week 11 (March 25-29): Fiction of the American West
- Monday: Annotated Bibliography Workshop
- Wednesday: Lecture
- Friday: Read The Virginian
*** Blog Post is Due at 8AM ***
Week 12 (April 1-5): Visual Images & West as Future
- Monday: Lecture
- Wednesday: Read A Princess of Mars (website)
*** Blog Post is Due at 8AM ***
- Friday: No Class (VA Forum)
*** Final Annotated Bibliography is due at 5PM ***
Week 13 (April 8-12): The West in American Film
- Monday: Watch and discuss clips from Seventh Samurai and The Magnificent Seven
- Wednesday: Watch and discuss clips from Smoke Signals and Shanghai Noon
- Friday: Watch and discuss clips from New Hope (Star Wars) and Westworld
Week 14 (April 15-19): Presentations
- Monday: 7-Minute Research Presentations
- Wednesday: 7-Minute Research Presentations
- Friday: 7-Minute Research Presentations
Week 15 (April 22-26): Final Exam Review
- Monday: Catch Up Day
- Wednesday: Final Exam Review
*** Final Research Paper is due at 5PM ***
- Friday: No Class! Please Attend the Spring History and American Studies Symposium
Week 16 (April 25-29): Finals Week
- Friday: Final exam is on May 3 from noon to 2:30pm